Seven Must-See Fall Art Exhibits Around Phoenix

Fall is when the Phoenix subway culture scene really picks up, and this season artists tackle fascinating subjects, from psychedelics to mass incarceration. Here’s a look at seven must-see exhibits, where you can explore a hand-painted drum set for the Tool group, a video featuring the ASMR effect popularized on TikTok, and new sculptures by acclaimed glass artist Dale Chihuly.

Until January 23, 2022

Mesa Museum of Contemporary Art, located at the Mesa Arts Center, features works by New York artists Alex Gray and Allyson Gray, who are part of the Visionary Arts movement. Works on display range from a Tool drum set painted by Alex Gray, which will be used on the band’s 2022 tour, to paintings exploring psychedelics.

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Cannupa Hanska Luger, The ruin of the Dominion (And other gods we never named), 2021, ceramic, fiber, gold leaf.

ASU Art Museum

ASU Art Museum presents works that portray historical, philosophical, sociological and theological perspectives of incarceration created by 12 artists working in various mediums including photography, printmaking, sculpture, video, and more. Featured artists include Carolina Aranibar-Fernández, Raven Chacon, Cannupa Hanska Luger and Stephanie Syjuco.

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Estephania González, Huitzilophchtli, still image, 2021, two-channel video, color sound.

Estephania González

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art features works by 11 emerging Phoenix artists working in various mediums including mixed media, neon, painting, sculpture, video incorporating ASMR, and more. Several of the plays address social justice and identity. Featured artists include Vincent Chung, Estephania González, Lena Klett, Cydnei Mallory and Papay Solomon.

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Oscar Muñoz, Solitary Editor (Solitary Editor), 2011 (again). Blu-Ray video projection on a table with sound. Collection of the artist.

Oscar Muñoz

Phoenix Art Museum presents the first American mid-career investigation of Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz, organized with the Blanton Museum of Art in Texas. During a career spanning five decades, Muñoz has explored memory, time, history and knowledge through drawing, photography, video and the art of installation.

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Alan Bur Johnson, a herd, a swarm (detail), 2020, photographic transparencies, metal frames, dissecting pins, 93.5 x 39 x 2 inches.

Lisa Sette Gallery

Lisa Sette Gallery presents works that reflect the challenges of artistic creation in a time of upheaval. A dozen artists, including Bin Danh, Mayme Kratz, Marie Navarre and James Turrell, speak both of the destruction caused by world systems and the possibility of countering these systems with radically different approaches to nature and self. .

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Pop Chalee (Merina Lujan) (Taos), 1906-1993, Enchanted Forest, nd Watercolor on paper, 19 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches. Museum collection heard.

Museum heard

Museum heard highlights paintings and sculptures created by Native American artists during the 20th and 21st centuries, curating works of art to show their historical significance of the art and how these artists responded to both challenges and the opportunities of their time. Featured artists include TC Cannon, Kent Monkman, and Kay WalkingStick.

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Dale chihuly Sol del Citron (detail), 2014, 15 x 14½ x 14 feet. Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida.

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Desert botanical garden and Taliesin West exhibit works by Washington-based glass artist Dale Chihuly, who often draws inspiration from shapes and colors prevalent in the natural world. Several of the large-scale installations in this exhibition are presented for the first time. Chihuly’s works will be exhibited outside, as well as inside the garden art gallery.